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Nduta, Tanzania : the permanent closure of a training center, yet another sign of forced repatriation
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, December 24, 2025 – The permanent closure of a vocational training center located in Malorerwa, in the immediate vicinity of the Nduta refugee camp, is perceived
DRC : the economic activity resumes in Uvira, while protests erupt in Goma against the withdrawal of the AFC/M23
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira/Goma, December 24, 2025 – In Uvira, the economic activity is resuming after attacks by the Wazalendo, but the population strongly opposes the withdrawal of the AFC/M23,
Dzaleka (Malawi) : eight refugees arrested after the murder of a Burundian trader
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, December 23, 2025 – Malawian police have arrested eight refugees in connection with the investigation into the murder of a Burundian trader, which occurred near the
Cholera in Rumonge : at least 7 Congolese refugees dead in two weeks
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, December 23, 2025 – A deadly cholera epidemic has struck the port city of Rumonge in southwestern Burundi. In the past two weeks, at least seven
Buhumuza : the Congolese exodus intensifies, camps overflow under the pressure of the conflict in South Kivu
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, December 23, 2025 – Fleeing the escalating armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), tens of thousands of Congolese are flocking to Burundi. In
One article, nine hours of interrogation: Independent press faces the SNR
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 23, 2025 — Two senior officials from the Iwacu media group, one of the few independent media outlets still operating in the small east African
Murders of elderly people in Gitega and Buhumuza : an octogenarian and a septuagenarian killed over the weekend
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 23, 2025 — Two elderly people, an octogenarian and a septuagenarian, were found dead over the weekend in the provinces of Gitega and Buhumuza, in
UnfilteredBrush : The Burundian army in the DRC – between security challenges and commercial exploitation
Uvira has fallen! Almost two weeks ago, as the AFC/M23 advanced from city to city in the DRC, a strange excitement reigned in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital. Listening to the
Photo of the week : soaring fuel prices in Bubanza and Mpanda paralyze transportation, insecurity in the DRC exacerbates the crisis
In Bubanza and Mpanda, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, retail fuel prices have risen sharply since the capture of Uvira, in the DRC, located a few kilometers from Bujumbura,
Burundi : tens of thousands of Congolese refugees stranded, deprived of independent housing and unable to return
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 22, 2025 – Since the resumption of fighting in eastern DRC, tens of thousands of Congolese have crossed the border into Burundi. According to humanitarian